Improvement in trunk and strap fasteners



1. FAIR-MAN.

Trunk and Strap Fasteners. No. 139,46@ Palmtedmni3,1873;.` izyf figg fyynys;

UNITED STATES JAMES FAIRMAN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

IMPROVEMENT IN TRUNK AND STRAP FASTENERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 139,460, dated June 3,1873; application filed l March 15, 1873.

\ declare the following to be a full, clear, and

exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawing and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

The nature of my invention consists in the combination with a strap of aserrated or roughened plate or frame and a screw passing through thestrap and plate or through the frame and against the strap, in eithercase clamping the strap against the serrated or roughened surface, aswill be hereinafter more fully set forth.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my inventionappertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe itsconstruction and operation, referring to the annexed drawing, whichforms a part of this specification, and in which- Figures l and 2 arefront views, showing the two forms of my invention. Figs. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,and, 8, are detached views of the same; and Figs. 9 and l0 show twoforms of keys to operate the screws.

A represents a plate of any suitable dimensions, provided with a centralaperture, B, and an outward-projecting flange or ear, a, ou each side.'This plate is t-o be fastened on the body of a trunk, traveling-bag, orother simi lar article, and its face or outer surface is eitherroughened in any suitable manner, as shown in Fig. 3, or it may beserrated across the entire surface, if so desired. C represents around-headed screw, which is screwed into the central aperture B on theplate A. S represents the strap fastened to the lid of the trunk, 85e.,the end of which strap is slotted or cut forked, as shown in Figs.`1 and7. The forked end of this strap is passed under the screw-head betweenthe iianges a a, on the plate A. By now screwing down the screw thestrap becomes firmly and securely clamped the plate A I may use` abox-like frame, H,

adapted for attachment to the trunk, &c.,

having a screw-hole. E, in its outer part, and

the inner surface of the'back of the frame roughened or serrated in thesame manner as fp described for the plate A. In this case a headed screwis not used, but in place thereof a screw-plug, D. The strap S in thiscase" need not be slotted or forked, but is to be used whole, and isinserted in the frame H when the screw-plug D is tightened, therebyclamping the strap the same as in the former case. Inthe head of thescrew C, as well as in the end of the screw-plugD, is formed a squarerecess, I, for the insertion of an instrument to turn the screw. Suchinstrument may e formed on the handle of the trunk-key, as shown at b,in Fig. 9, or it may be made separate, as shown in Fig. 10.

It will thus be observed that my strap.

fastener for trunks, traveling-bags, Sto., constitutes practically anadditional lock, while it presents no surface liable to injury fromviolent contact. l

The inventionis equally applicable to harnessan d the generalpurposewfor whichbuckles are used.

Having thus fully described my invention,

what I claim as new, and desire to secure by` Letters Patent, isy l. Thescrew C, /constructed with an enlarged or overlapping head, incombination with plate A, so arranged that afstrap passed between saidparts may be clamped, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The frame H, in combination with headless screw D, the lower end ofsaid screw being dat, and its upper end being flush with, or littlebelow, the surface ofthe frame., both parts constructed and `operatingas set forth.

JAMES FAIRMAN.

Witnesses:

L. BRENTANO, O. AENOUN.

